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SOUTH PARK, Pa. (Feb. 17) – The No. 8 California University of Pennsylvania tennis team posted its second win in as many days, registering a 9-0 victory against Denison (Ohio), a NCAA Division III program, on Sunday afternoon at Glen Creek Tennis Club.

With the win, the Vulcans improve to 2-2 this season. Meanwhile, the Big Red falls to 0-1 after losing their season-opener. Dension had won 10-consecutive conference titles prior to last season, but still boasted the No. 5 doubles team in NCAA Division III.

Cal U swept doubles play on Sunday for the first time this season. At the first position, the No. 8 tandem of sophomore Lucie Rey (Geneva, Switzerland/Colombieres) and junior Lucie Sipkova (Pardubice, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Pardubice Mozartova) cruised past Audrey Fitzpatrick and Alex Marcell by an 8-0 count. Freshman Alexandra Borgenhoff (Alingsas, Sweden/Katrinelund) and sophomore Ramona Czakon (Trier, Germany/Tampereen Lyseon Lukio) earned an 8-1 victory at second doubles against Kelsey Geppner and Taylor Hawkins. Sophomore Jesse Burrell (Perth, Australia/Presbyterian Ladies' College) and freshman Maxime Colen (Breda, Netherlands/Newman) outlasted Meg Chiumento and Emma Forman for an 8-6 win at the third position.

The Vulcans completed the match victory by winning all six singles matches, including five in straight sets. At the first slot, No. 31 Sipkova collected a 6-2, 6-0 victory over regionally-ranked Marcell and Czakon earned a 6-0, 6-1 win at second singles against Geppner. Borgenhoff earned her team-leading 15th singles victory by posting a 6-1, 6-1 win versus regionally-ranked Hawkins at the third position.

Rey tallied a 6-2, 6-2 victory at fourth singles over Fiztpatrick and Burrell outlasted Chiumento at the fifth position by a 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 count. Colen earned her first career singles win by a 6-5, 7-5 margin over Heather Abug at the sixth slot.

Cal U returns to action on Friday, Feb. 22, when it hosts NCAA Division I Villanova at Glen Creek Tennis Club, starting at 1 p.m.